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In yet another example of the challenges and difficulties involved in using independent contractors, today the Ninth Circuit ruled in Ruiz v. Affinity Logistics that delivery drivers for Affinity are employees rather than independent contractors. In reaching this decision, the Ninth Circuit reversed the lower court’s ruling which concluded that the drivers were employees. The lower… Read More

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